On 03-19-13, BOB KLAHN said to BILL MCGARRITY:   
      
      
   BM> OK... this is going to be fun.....   
      
      
   BK>But not here.   
      
      
   And.....one more. More and more sheriffs and states are coming out against any   
   more federal-imposed gun control.   
      
      
   Unfortunately....I live in one of the more restrictive states in regard to   
   private citizens owning guns.   
      
      
   And with the state government firmly in the hands of left-leaning democrats,   
   its probably only going to get worse:   
      
      
      
   Growing Number Of States Eye Bills To Defy Federal Gun Laws   
      
      
   By Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.   
      
      
   March 16, 2013   
      
      
   Shortly after voters in Colorado and Washington State approved measures that   
   legalized the recreational use of marijuana, President Obama told Barbara   
   Walters that his Justice Department would not prosecute pot users in these   
   states.   
      
      
   "We've got bigger fish to fry," Obama said.   
      
      
   Although the state measures defy federal law, it appears Barack Obama is   
   giving each state a pass on this issue.   
      
      
   But, will Obama also respect states that pass legislation in defiance of   
   federal law when it comes to firearms?   
      
      
   On March 12 and 14, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed both Sen. Charles   
   Schumer's (D-NY) "Fix Gun Checks Act," which would criminalize all private   
   firearm sales and Sen. Dianne Feinstein's (D-CA) "Assault Weapons Ban."   
      
      
   These bills have a long way to go before they become law - if they ever do -   
   but states across the nation are introducing their own legislation to   
   preemptively defeat any new federal gun laws.   
      
      
   In Ohio, two senators have introduced SB36, which would prohibit firearms   
   seizures, registration and bans in their state.   
      
      
   Sen. Jared Carpenter introduced a bill that would prohibit Kentucky from   
   enforcing new federal gun control laws if they're enacted.  The measure passed   
   by a vote of 34-3.   
      
      
   The Idaho House of Representatives passed a bill that criminalizes the act of   
   enforcing any new federal laws than ban, restrict, confiscate, or require   
   registration of firearms or ammunition in violation of the state's   
   constitution.   
      
      
   HB219 passed by a 55-13 vote.   
      
      
   In Louisiana, Rep. Jim Morris sponsored a bill that "prohibits the enforcement   
   of federal restrictions regarding the ownership or possession of semi-   
   automatic firearms."   
      
      
   The House Public Safety Committee in Oklahoma passed HB2021 that would also   
   prohibit the enforcement of federal gun laws.   
      
      
   House Bill 1076, sponsored by Rep. Steve Toth in Texas, would disallow state   
   and local police from enforcing new gun control measures passed by the federal   
   government.   
      
      
   In Kansas, the House approved three pro-gun bills, one of which prohibits the   
   federal government from enforcing gun laws or bans on firearms and accessories   
   manufactured, sold, or kept in the state.   
      
      
   The "Arizona Firearms: Prohibited Enforcement" bill would make it a Class 6   
   felony for the federal government to enforce new laws or regulations on guns,   
   accessories and ammunition owned or manufactured in the state.   
      
      
   Senate bill 63 in Michigan would exempt firearms and firearms accessories made   
   and sold exclusively in Michigan from federal gun restrictions.   
      
      
   And in Washington State, a state that recently legalized the recreational use   
   of marijuana, the House has introduced HB 1371 which reads as follows:   
      
      
   "Any federal law, rule, regulation, or order created or effective on or after   
   January 1, 2013, shall be unenforceable within the borders of Washington if   
   the law, rule, regulation, or order attempts to: (a) Ban or restrict ownership   
   of a semiautomatic firearm or any magazine of a firearm; or (b) Require any   
   firearm, magazine, or other firearm accessory to be registered in any manner."   
      
      
   I ask once again, should federal gun legislation pass, will President Obama   
   respect the laws passed in the individual states, as he has in regards to   
   marijuana use?   
      
      
      
      
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